Our downloadable Cultural Infrastructure Map includes transport data and population growth.
Cultural Infrastructure Plan and Toolbox
About the plan
London’s Cultural Infrastructure Plan is a game-changer. For the first time it sets out what we need to do to protect and grow our cultural facilities.
London is a city recognised as the global capital for arts and culture. Our theatres, music venues, museums and galleries are renowned across the world. Our creative industries are vital to London’s success and the recording studios, rehearsal spaces, artists' workspaces are the engine room that is responsible for generating £52 billion per year.
However, there has been a worrying decline in London’s cultural spaces, with the numbers of LGBT+ venues and grassroots music venues stabilising in the last year following a decade of decline.
The plan is accompanied by a new Cultural InfrastructureToolbox and a Cultural Infrastructure Map, designed to support the delivery of it.
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The Cultural Infrastructure Plan is a seven-point action plan. Using a combination of policy, funding, research and other tools the Mayor will work to deliver these actions, and will work with and support others to do so.
The actions include:
- Understanding where London’s cultural infrastructure is located
- Planning for and creating new cultural infrastructure
- Providing major infrastructure for a world class city
- Supporting culture at risk
- Increasing investment
- Creating policy to enable culture and the creative industries to put down roots
- Providing training, networking and guidance
Cultural Infrastructure Toolbox
A practice guide for using Section 106 Agreements and other planning tools.
Find out what cultural infrastructure is and why it's important, how to write a cultural infrastructure plan and more.
Tips and resources to help you create new cultural facilities, from street art walls to new theaters.
Learn about how the Culture and Community Spaces at Risk programme is safeguarding spaces valued by local communities.
Get help finding a building or land, plus details of business support available.
What to do if you have a building that you would like to offer for cultural use.
The Culture and Community Spaces at Risk programme has compiled a resources page for cultural & community organisations
London’s cultural infrastructure
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scheduled monuments in Croydon, the highest outside central London
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LGBT+ night-time venues in Westminster, the most in the capital
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artist workspaces in Hackney, more than any other borough
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libraries in Enfield, open to all residents and visitors
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